BILJA Grant Program Tracker
The BILJA Grant Program Tracker has been created to assist Tribal Nations with BIIJA programs. Program information will be updated as new information becomes available. If you need assistance, please contact us.
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New or Existing Program | Type | Latest Actions / Upcoming Milestones | Tribes Eligible? | Workforce Funding Eligible Use? | Cybersecurity An Eligible Use? | ||
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| DOI | Resilience | Tribal Climate Resilience - Community Relocation | New | July 6, 2022 - Applications closed for Tribal Climate Resilience and Ocean and Coastal Management Planning program for FY22 | Yes | |||||
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Description: Implementation of Community Relocation, Managed Retreat, or Protect-in-Place Actions to increase climate resilience. Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments - recognized Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal High Priority Projects Program | Reinstatement | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides funding to supplement the Tribal Transportation Program or for Tribes that have an emergency or disaster occur on a Tribal transportation facility Eligible Recipients: Sovereign federally-recognized Tribal governments Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| DOI | Resilience | Tribal Irrigation and Power Systems | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: The program addresses deferred maintenance needs at 17 congressionally authorized irrigation projects located on Indian reservations across the Rocky Mountain, Northwest, Southwest, Navajo and Western Regions. Eligible Recipients: Tribal Governments - recognized Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Environmental Remediation | Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Program (Set-aside) | New | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Funding to plus, cap, and remediate orhpan oil and gas wells on Tribal lands Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Environmental Remediation | Tribal Orphaned Well Grant Program (Set-aside) | New | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Funding to plus, cap, and remediate orhpan oil and gas wells on Tribal lands Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Facility Bridge (Set-aside Bridge Investment Program) | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Set-aside from the competitive Bridge Investment Program Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share requirement |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Facility Bridges (Bridge Formula Funding Set-Aside) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Revised FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: 3% set aside from the Bridge Formula Program for Tribal transportation facility bridges Eligible Recipients: Tribes Federal Cost Share: 100% Federal share |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Program | Existing | Formula | Yes | |||||
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Description: Supports projects to provide multimodal transportation and public road access to and within Indian reservations, Tribal lands, and Alaska Native Village Communities. Eligible Recipients: Sovereign federally-recognized Tribal governments Federal Cost Share: 100% federal funding |
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| USDOT - FHWA | Roads, bridges and major projects | Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds (set-aside) | Existing | Competitive | September 15, 2022 – Applications close for FHWA’s 2022 Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund | Yes | ||||
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Description: To reduce deaths or serious injuries in transportation-related crashes in Tribal Areas Eligible Recipients: Federally recognized Tribe Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| EPA | Water | Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells | New | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Funds agencies that oversee underground injection activities to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water from fluid injection practices. 7% set aside for Tribes. Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| EPA | Water | Underground Injection Control Grants: Class VI wells | Yes | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Funds agencies that oversee underground injection activities to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water from fluid injection practices. 7% set aside for Tribes. Eligible Recipients: States and Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-Secretary | Public Transportation | University Transportation Centers | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: The UTC Program advances the State-of-the-art in transportation research and technology, and develops the next generation of transportation professionals. Eligible Recipients: Higher Ed. Federal Cost Share: In general, 50 percent Federal share/50 percent non-Federal (100 percent non-Federal matching requirement); 66.7 percent Federal/33.3 percent non-Federal (50 percent non-Federal matching requirement) for Tier 1 UTCs |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program (Transit) | Existing | Formula | April 2022, Full year FY22 apportionment tables released | Yes | ||||
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Description: Makes resources available to urbanized areas and Governors for transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas and for transportation-related planning. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally recognized), counties, cities/townships, special districts Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available |
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| USDOT-FTA | Public Transportation | Urbanized Area Passenger Ferry Program | Existing | Competitive | September 6, 2022 - Applications close for FY2022 Passenger Ferry Grant Program, Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program and Ferry Service for Rural Communities NOFO | Yes | Yes | |||
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Description: Competitive program for passenger ferry capital projects in urbanized areas. Eligible Recipients: States, counties, cities/townships, SPD, Tribal governments (Federally recognized) Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDOT-NHTSA | Safety | Vehicle Safety and Behavioral Research | Existing | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Supplemental funding to accelerate vehicle and behavioral safety research Eligible Recipients: States, Tribal governments (federally-recognized and non-federally recognized), counties, cities / townships, SPDs, Higher Ed etc. Federal Cost Share: Up to 100% federal contribution |
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| USDA | Resilience | Volunteer Fire Assistance | No | Grant, Financial Assistance, Technical Assistance | Only Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in Q3 2022 | |||||
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Description: The Volunteer Fire Assistance program focuses on increasing the capacity of local fire departments to provide initial attack on wildfires by providing additional firefighter training and assistance to departments with purchasing equipment. Eligible Recipients: Community And State. National Association Of State Foresters, State Forestry Agencies, National Volunteer Fire Council And The International Association Of Fire Chiefs Federal Cost Share: Yes. Waivers are available. |
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| DOI | Water | Water & Groundwater Storage, And Conveyance (including Small Water Storage Program) | Existing | Competitive and formula | August 2022, Small Storage program expected to open | |||||
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Description: Funds water storage, groundwater storage, and conveyance projects with existing feasibility study or construction authorization. Funding will be provided through a combination of internal formulation and competitive grant processes, and non-Federal project sponsors in Reclamation States, including Alaska and Hawaii are eligible. Eligible Recipients: State, Local governments Federal Cost Share: 50% for Federal owned, 75% for State. Waivers are not available. |
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| DOI | Water | Water Desalination Projects | Existing | Competitive | ||||||
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Description: Water desalination projects support desalination of ocean or brackish water. Eligible Recipients: Open Federal Cost Share: 75% non-Federal, up to 25% from Federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| USACE | Resilience | Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account | New | Loans | ||||||
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Description: Federal credit program to provide credit assistance to creditworthy borrowers for projects to maintain, upgrade, and repair dams identified in the National Inventory of Dams owned by non-Federal entities. Eligible Recipients: State, local government, public utility, or private primary owners of dams identified in the National Inventory of Dams Federal Cost Share: |
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| EPA | Water | Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Small and Underserved Communities Emerging Contaminants Grant Program | Existing | Competitive | August 15, 2022 – Letter of Intent closed for FY2022 | Yes | ||||
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Description: Provides grants to public water systems in small and underserved/disadvantaged communities that are unable to finance activities needed to comply with drinking water regulations. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law prioritizes the funding to focus on small and disadvantaged communities in addressing emerging contaminants, including PFAS. Eligible Recipients: States initially receive funding, then provide funds through grants to water utilities and other eligible entities in small and/or underserved/disadvantaged communities. Tribes and territories are also eligible to receive funds under this program. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Water | Water Recycling (Large scale water recycling) | Existing | Competitive | 03/15/22 funding closed March 15, 2022. Additional program criteria for large projects to follow during 2022. | |||||
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Description: Projects that reclaim and/or reuse municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewater; or impaired ground and surface waters. Large Scale Water Recycling Program is defined in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as projects that reclaim and reuse municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater; or impaired groundwater or surface water with a total project cost of $500 million or more and located in a Reclamation State. Eligible Recipients: Open Federal Cost Share: 75% non-Federal, up to 25 %from Federal. Waivers are not available. |
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| DOC-NOAA | Water | Water Resources Development Act Data Acquisition | Existing | Various | Yes | |||||
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Description: Pilot program within the National Mesonet Program for the acquisition and use of data generated by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -led initiative. Eligible Recipients: States, Counties, Cities / Townships, Special Districts, Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized and non-Federally Recognized), Higher edu., nonprofits etc. Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USACE | Resilience | Water-Related Environmental Infrastructure Assistance | Existing | Direct Federal | Yes | |||||
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Description: The program funds engineering and construction of authorized environmental infrastructure projects which provides safe water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control to cities and towns to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Eligible Recipients: In partnership with State, local, and Tribal governments, the Army Corps would use funding to construct Federally authorized environmental infrastructure projects. Federal Cost Share: In general, projects are cost shared 50% Federal, 50% non-Federal. |
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| USDA | Resilience | Watershed And Flood Prevention Operations | Existing | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Provides planning, design and construction of measures that address resource concerns in a watershed. Eligible Recipients: Cities, Counties, Towns, Conservation Districts, Or Any Federally-Recognized Tribe Or Tribal Organization. Federal Cost Share: Varies. Waivers are available in some circumstances. |
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| DOI | Water | Watershed Management Projects | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Watershed management includes water conservation and efficiency projects that increase reliability for ecological value, improvements to mitigate drought-related impacts to ecological values, and projects that improve the condition of a natural feature or nature-based feature. Eligible Recipients: Open - must meet funding opportunity criteria Federal Cost Share: 50 percent for some projects. Waivers are not available. |
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| USDA | Clean Energy and Power | Watershed Rehabilitation Program | Existing | Technical and Financial Assistance | Yes | |||||
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Description: Provides planning, design and construction for Department of Agriculture assisted dams to extend their service life and meet current safety requirements Eligible Recipients: States, cities, counties, towns, conservation districts, Federally-recognized Tribe or Tribal organization Federal Cost Share: 65% federal/35% non-federal. Waivers are not available |
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| DOI | Water | WaterSMART Grants | Existing | Competitive | July 28, 2022 – Applications closed for WaterSmart Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for FY23 | Yes | ||||
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Description: This funding will be used for competitive grants through WaterSMART for water management improvements that contribute to water supply sustainability, increase drought resilience, and that have environmental benefits. Eligible Recipients: Open - meet criteria for Grant Opportunity Federal Cost Share: Varies, 50 percent, 25 percent, up to 65 percent for some projects. |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Weatherization Assistance Program | Existing | Formula | July 1, 2022 - Applications for FY22 closed | Yes | ||||
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Description: To increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low income persons, reduce their total residential energy expenditures, and improve health and safety. Eligible Recipients: States, Tribes Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| Department of Agriculture | Resilience | Wildfire Detection And Monitoring Equipment | Yes | Direct Federal Spending | ||||||
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Description: The agency will procure and place wildfire detection and real-time monitoring equipment, such as sensors, cameras, and other relevant equipment in wildfire prone areas to enhance safety and awareness of wildfire risk for the public and first responders. Eligible Recipients: Forest Service Funding Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOC-NOAA | Resilience | Wildfire Infrastructure | Existing | Funding likely to be distributed internally at this stage, so not external NOFO at this time | Yes | |||||
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Description: Shall be for observation and dissemination of infrastructure used for wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting Eligible Recipients: Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share |
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| DOI | Resilience | Wildfire Management - Fuels Management | No | Direct Federal spending, possibly Interagency Agreement(s), Cooperative Agreement(s), and Contract(s) | Yes | |||||
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Description: To protect vulnerable communities from wildfire while preparing our communities and natural landscapes for a changing climate, through hazardous fuels management strategies. Eligible Recipients: Federal Agencies, State agencies, Tribal Governments, And Businesses Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOI | Resilience | Wildfire Management - Joint Fire Science Program with Department of Agriculture | No | Interagency agreements, cooperative agreements | First Round of Funding Allocated / Selections Announced in 2022 | |||||
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Description: Support science and research on wildland fire management issues that mitigate wildfire risk. Eligible Recipients: Science And Research Organizations/Entities, Public Higher-Ed Institutions, Private Higher-Ed Institutions Federal Cost Share: No non-Federal cost share required |
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| DOC - NOAA | Resilience | Wildfire research operations | Existing | Funding likely to be distributed internally at this stage, so not external NOFO at this time | Yes | |||||
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Description: NOAA will improve weather, smoke, and fire behavior forecasts. Working with federal, state, local, tribal, and academic partners, NOAA will advance tactical fire fighting decisions, improve risk management and resource planning, and increase understanding of the impacts of these fires on human health. Eligible Recipients: Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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| USDOT-FHWA | Safety | Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: Supports projects that seek to reduce the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity. Eligible Recipients: State highway agencies, MPOs, local governments, tribes, regional transportation authorities, certain SPD or public authorities etc. Federal Cost Share: Typically 80% federal/20% non-federal (for interstate projects, 90% federal/10% non-federal). Waivers are available in some circumstances |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Wind Energy Tech Recycling Research & Development | New | Competitive | Yes | |||||
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Description: To award financial assistance to eligible entities for research, development, demonstration and commercialization projects to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of wind technologies Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, a Tribe, Tribal organization, Tribal energy development organization, Native Hawaiian community-based organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOE | Clean Energy and Power | Wind Energy Technology Program (sec 41007(b)(1)) | Existing | Competitive | September 1, 2022 - Concept paper due in response to Funding Opportunity Request. Full applications due November 10, 2022 (combined wind and solar technology programs) | Yes | ||||
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Description: To fund research, development, demonstration and commercialization activities to improve wind energy technologies. Eligible Recipients: Federal, state, and local government, higher education. National Lab, related research agency in territory, tribal energy development, Tribe, Tribal organization, Native Hawaiian community based organization, non profit, industry, etc. Federal Cost Share: TBD |
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| DOI | Resilience | Working Capital Fund | New | Yes | ||||||
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Description: Working Capital Fund in support of contracts to restore ecological health on Federal lands Eligible Recipients: Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Non-Governmental Organization Federal Cost Share: No non-federal cost share required |
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